• Mediaweek, Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:15 AM

The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the Federal Communications Commission to relax its local radio market limits and to rebuff attempts to limit ownership size. NAB also wants duopolies in markets of any size and to see the repeal of restrictions on cross-ownership of radio stations, television stations and newspapers.

Media-ownership rules are currently being reviewed by the FCC but, noting the tougher competition that local broadcasters now face from digital media, NAB wants the review conducted "with an eye toward maintaining the vibrancy of America's radio and television stations."

The new landscape has fragmented audiences and eroded the advertising revenue that is critical to free, over-the-air broadcasting," the NAB complains.

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